Beaches of South Walton
Emerald Coast
Panama City Beach
Pensacola
Tallahassee
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Total Number of Hotel Rooms: 10,000-plus
Maximum Group Size: 1,600
Value Season: Fall-Winter
Getting There: Beaches of South Walton is convenient to Bay County Regional Airport, Okaloosa Regional Airport and Pensacola Regional Airport.
Emerald Coast
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Total Number of Hotel Rooms: 15,936
Taxes: 6% sales; 5% lodging
Maximum Group Size: 2,000
Value Season: September-February
Getting There: The recently expanded Okaloosa Regional Airport is located 15 minutes from downtown Fort Walton Beach and offers direct service to Atlanta (Delta/Comair), Dallas (American Eagle), Houston (Continental), St. Louis (American Eagle), Memphis (Northwest), and Tampa.
Panama City Beach
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Total Number of Hotel Rooms: 28,000
Taxes: 6.5% sales; 3% lodging
Value Season: September-February
Getting There: The soon-to-be-expanded Panama City-Bay County International Airport is located 15 minutes from downtown Panama City Beach and is served by ASA/Delta Connection, Comair/Delta Connection, Northwest Airlink, Chautauqua Airlines, and Freedom Airlines.
Pensacola
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Total Number of Hotels: 70
Total Number of Hotel Rooms: 8,000
Taxes: 7.5% sales; 4% lodging
Maximum Group Size: 7,500
Value Season: Labor Day-Easter
Getting There: Pensacola Regional Airport, located 15 minutes from downtown Pensacola, offers some 100 flights daily. Carriers include AirTran Airways, American Airlines, American Eagle, Continental Airlines, Continental Express, Delta Air Lines, Delta Connection, Northwest Airlink, US Airways, and US Airways Express.
Tallahassee
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Total Number of Hotels: 53
Total Number of Hotel Rooms: 5,500
Taxes: 7.5% sales; 4% lodging
Maximum Group Size: 5,000
Value Season: Summer; Dec.-Feb.
Getting There: Tallahassee Regional Airport is located seven miles from downtown Tallahassee and served by Continental Express, Gulfstream, Delta Air Lines, ASA/ Delta Connection, Chautauqua Airlines/Delta Connection, Comair/Delta Connection, Northwest Airlink, and US Airways Express.